Wednesday, February 26, 2014Ohio Sen. Brown pushes to end currency manipulation in a new reportBrown says an end to currency manipulation can lead to more jobs in more than 200,000 more jobs in Ohio.Story by AKILAH PORTER

He maintains that about 20 countries lower the cost of their products in U.S. markets by setting an artificial value on their currencies. That makes it harder for U.S. manufacturers to compete when they try to export to those countries.

U.S. Rep. Sandy Levin of Michigan says that currency manipulation affects his state the same way it does Ohio. He says that’s why it’s important to address this issue.

“As this report so clearly outlines, currency manipulation has a very major impact on jobs, on business, on workers, on the trade imbalance— it’s a key part of the trade imbalance,” Levin said. “And so, TPP now has to essentially address the currency issue.”